Guest guest Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Chiming in! Between the Xlear Nasal Spray and NeilMed's Sinus Rinse (www.nielmed.com) our whole family has been able to stay healthier - not plagued by secondary infections from allergies, colds, airborne irritants and fluctuations in humidity and/or temperature ) smiles ~! yuka Re: eye drainage > I am sure this helped Dylan when he was having lots of sinus infections and > I did not want to use never ending antibiotics. Kim > > > > > > Amy- > > The Xlear nasal spray has Xylitol in it. It's been shown to kill bacteria > > in the sinuses and Eustachian tubes thereby reducing infection. Xylitol is > > a natural sugar derivative. The way it works, if I remember right, is > > something like this: The bacteria that naturally live in the sinuses eat > > the xylitol cuz they want sugar. They can't metabolize it like regular > > sugar. So they get little bacterial indigestion. They can't hold on to the > > membranes so they are more easily passed out of the body. They can't > > multiply and grow so they don't reproduce and cause infection. > > > > Our kids have smaller and different anatomies and so often they get more of > > these infections cuz they have the perfect little nooks and crannies for the > > bacteria to thrive. So the theory is that the Xylitol spray can help reduce > > the ability of the bacteria to thrive there. > > > > If you google it, you'll find the research and the websites to order it. > > > > Michele W > > Aubrie's mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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